Tree of Life gunman appeals death sentence, seeks new hearing

Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh’s Squirrel Hill neighborhood. (Justin Vellucci | TribLive)

Nearly 2½ years after Robert Bowers was condemned to die for killing 11 worshippers at a Pittsburgh synagogue, his attorneys have appealed the death sentence and are seeking a new sentencing hearing.

Bowers’ lawyers raised 16 claims throughout a nearly 500-page legal brief filed earlier this month with the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals…

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